Ἀμυνίας

Amynias

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 23 Mar 2001 · Vetting: high · 6 revisions

Translation

A proper name.¹
Or someone ready to defend himself [a)mu/nesqai].²
"But rather [stupid is] Amynias the son of Swank, the man whose forbears wore their hair in buns." [So says] Aristophanes [and goes on]. "This man I once saw dining with Leogoras,³ instead of [his present fare of] an apple and a pomegranate; for [now] he is as hungry as Antiphon.⁴ What is more he went as an ambassador to Pharsalos, and there he alone mixed with the Thessalian serfs alone - he himself being a serf second to none."⁵

Greek original

Ἀμυνίας· ὄνομα κύριον. ἢ ὁ ἕτοιμος ἀμύνεσθαι. ἀλλ' Ἀμυνίας ὁ Σέλλου μᾶλλον, οὐκ τῶν κρωβύλων. Ἀριστοφάνης. οὗτος, ὃν ἐγώ ποτ' εἶδον ἀντὶ μήλου καὶ ῥοιᾶς δειπνοῦντα μετὰ Λεωγόρου. πεινῇ γάρ, ἤπερ Ἀντιφῶν. ἀλλὰ πρεσβεύων γὰρ ἐς Φάρσαλον ᾤχετ'· ἐκεῖ μόνος μόνοις τοῖς πενέσταισι ξυνὼν τοῖς Θετταλοῖς, αὐτὸς πενέστης ὢν ἐλάττων οὐδενός.

Betacode

*)amuni/as: o)/noma ku/rion. h)\ o( e(/toimos a)mu/nesqai. a)ll' *)amuni/as o( *se/llou ma=llon, ou)k tw=n krwbu/lwn. *)aristofa/nhs. ou(=tos, o(\n e)gw/ pot' ei)=don a)nti\ mh/lou kai\ r(oia=s deipnou=nta meta\ *lewgo/rou. peinh=| ga/r, h)/per *)antifw=n. a)lla\ presbeu/wn ga\r e)s *fa/rsalon w)/|xet': e)kei= mo/nos mo/nois toi=s pene/staisi cunw\n toi=s *qettaloi=s, au)to\s pene/sths w)\n e)la/ttwn ou)deno/s.

Notes (4)

[1] That of Amynias, son of Pronapes, a butt of Attic comedy in the 420s BC. See generally J.K. Davies, Athenian Propertied Families 600-300 BC (Oxford 1971) 471.
2This is the gloss of the scholia to Aristophanes, Knights 570 (web address 1 below), where the noun a)muni/as is used impersonally. See again at eta 515. ↩
3See lambda 259 (a rich man known for high living). ↩
4Not an uncommon name, but probably alpha 2745 is meant. ↩
5Aristophanes, Wasps 1267-1274 (web address 2 below). On the Thessalian penestai, akin to the Spartan helots, see pi 962.

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External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbours in Adler order

α1674ἈμυμώνειοςAmymonian α1675Ἄμυναself-defence, warding-off α1676Ἀμύνασθαιto ward off, to requite, to repay α1677ἈμυνίαςAmynias α1678Ἀμυνόμενοιrevenging themselves α1679ἈμύνωI ward off α1680Ἀμύνω σοιI help you

Revisions (6)

16 Feb 2012David Whiteheadmore keywords; tweaks and cosmetics
22 Oct 2011Catharine Rothadded betacode
22 Oct 2011Catharine Rothcosmetics, updated links
23 Mar 2001David Whiteheadmodified translation; augmented and rearranged notes; added keywords; cosmetics
23 Mar 2001Jennifer Benedicttranslated

Translation

Greek original

Betacode

*)amuni/as: o)/noma ku/rion. h)\ o( e(/toimos a)mu/nesqai. a)ll' *)amuni/as o( *se/llou ma=llon, ou)k tw=n krwbu/lwn. *)aristofa/nhs. ou(=tos, o(\n e)gw/ pot' ei)=don a)nti\ mh/lou kai\ r(oia=s deipnou=nta meta\ *lewgo/rou. peinh=| ga/r, h)/per *)antifw=n. a)lla\ presbeu/wn ga\r e)s *fa/rsalon w)/|xet': e)kei= mo/nos mo/nois toi=s pene/staisi cunw\n toi=s *qettaloi=s, au)to\s pene/sths w)\n e)la/ttwn ou)deno/s.

Notes (4)

[1] That of Amynias, son of Pronapes, a butt of Attic comedy in the 420s BC. See generally J.K. Davies, Athenian Propertied Families 600-300 BC (Oxford 1971) 471.

2This is the gloss of the scholia to Aristophanes, Knights 570 (web address 1 below), where the noun a)muni/as is used impersonally. See again at eta 515. ↩

3See lambda 259 (a rich man known for high living). ↩

4Not an uncommon name, but probably alpha 2745 is meant. ↩

5Aristophanes, Wasps 1267-1274 (web address 2 below). On the Thessalian penestai, akin to the Spartan helots, see pi 962.